The CX, now in its 2023 iteration, is likely to be the finest Morgan ever made, even better than a S4 Plus 8.
But is it as good or better than a Boxster S? Both are in the £75k to £100k window.
I can speak with some knowledge as I own a 2014 S4 Plus 8 and a 2017 "718 Series" Boxster S.
Both have strong reasons for ownership, but I chose to keep the Boxster and sell the Plus 8, but the reasons are not clear cut and I'd keep both if finances made it possible.
As I have to chose it is the Boxster. Just.
Al I can say to you, Howard, is drive both. The new Plus Four is as quick as the Boxster, is hand made and rides almost as well. You can specify it to a point that Porsche can't match. Both have great engines and gearboxes, but the Porsche PDK wins by a head. Both do 0-60 in 4 seconds and something, the Boxster is a couple of tenths faster. Both have Brembo brakes, traction and stability control but the Boxster has more electronic toys, which may or may not be an advantage.
The Porsche power hood beats Morgan by a mile, as does luggage capacity.
Both are good sports cars of great character. Sell the Fezza and buy whichever floats your boat. Delivery on a new Morgan is quicker than a Porsche and you can visit the factory to watch its creation......
Enjoy this process...
Peter, rationally, what you describe in your comparison to the Porsche may all be correct, but I also hear a certain Morgan fatigue in it. Because it has never been the "objective" comparison with a Porsche that could justify the joy of driving a Morgan. I can understand you well, even if the honey moon with the Morgans could end at some time, may after many years of joy. But it would be like comparing the driving characteristics of my Elise with those of any Morgan model. The Elise will win every time in many disciplines, but it has a different character than my Morgan. I would also be reluctant to compare the new CX Morgan to the core performance and roadholding of a Porsche or Lotus, even though the CX is now much closer to a Porsche performance wise than any trad Morgan before it. Well I would focus on the Morgan character of the CX rather than the acceleration figures and other technical aspects. Because such criteria are only an updated appendage to the core of the Morgan driving experience. And you seem to have had enough of the latter which I would think is sad but obviously true.
